Third and fourth Grade: Week of: March 23
* View the full lesson
* Watch- Video
* Think- Answer the questions
* Dig Deeper- Read and choose a highlighted phrase to investigate more about that museum.
Respond on a word document and send to me or use Office 365 to share. Be sure to write your name and date it.
Discuss- Use the same document. Evaluative Thinking
Respond to the questions: What do you think is the next step in the evolution of museums?
2. http://studio.code.org/sections/LTKRVJ
Let me know if you forgot your password!
3 Continue working on your Inca Civilization research
I miss you all and stay safe.
- * https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-we-have-museums-j-v-maranto- Highlight and click open Hyperlink
* View the full lesson
* Watch- Video
* Think- Answer the questions
* Dig Deeper- Read and choose a highlighted phrase to investigate more about that museum.
Respond on a word document and send to me or use Office 365 to share. Be sure to write your name and date it.
Discuss- Use the same document. Evaluative Thinking
Respond to the questions: What do you think is the next step in the evolution of museums?
2. http://studio.code.org/sections/LTKRVJ
Let me know if you forgot your password!
3 Continue working on your Inca Civilization research
I miss you all and stay safe.
March 31- 3rd and 4th Target
Affective Thinking Lesson
Perseverance & Resilience
What is the character strength of perseverance?
How can the character strength of perseverance be used in my life to help me?
Read the story.
People are like plants and trees in that we can all soak up rain and sun. But unlike seedlings that will only grow to certain species, humans can choose what to become. We can choose to grow our roots deep in the earth to make us sturdy and strong. We can choose to be like the plant or tree. What gives the plants and trees the ability to grow?
In our lives, the sun represents the love we receive in this world (our parent’s love, and the love of important people); the rain represents the challenges we face; and the roots in the soil represent how we respond to our experiences. If we only have love without challenges, we will shrivel up from the heat. If we only have rain and hide from the sun, we will get washed out. But if we have a good balance of sun and rain, then we can learn from our experiences and grow our roots deep into the earth to make us strong and steadfast. As I was walking, I tripped over the root from the tree. I caught myself and became stronger of my surroundings. Think about some challenges you may have had before like joining a new sports team, being on morning announcements, or a contest or we can choose to not challenge ourselves emotionally or academically by giving up.
Challenges could be having to do chores, having too much homework, having too many commitments and not enough time, or doing what your parents and teachers want us to do when we want to do other things, some may even be more serious such as hunger, money, divorce, cancer, grandparents or pets dying.) Point out that in our lives when we feel loved, or give love, when we feel hope, gratitude and respect for others – these experiences are like the sun – they help us to be successful in life. The things we cannot control (such as other peoples’ behavior or our environment) are the challenges we face, like the tree experiencing rain. Both are just part of life. Choosing to have a positive attitude, and choosing to have this perspective about our lives, will ultimately help us to grow stronger, and grow into a stronger person like the tree.
The tree is “resilient” because it is able to withstand challenges and to grow, despite the conditions or the weather around it. Explain that when we choose to act like the tree, we can be resilient too.
Resilience: “the process of successfully adapting to difficult or challenging life experiences.”
Activity- We currently have challenges in our lives. We have to persevere and become resilient in the wake of the Covid 19 virus with having to be self-isolated and having digital learning from home.
1.On a piece of drawing paper, draw a large tree with a rain cloud in one corner and a sun in the other.
2.The rain cloud represents new challenges we are faced with because of the Corona Virus and staying in our homes to do schoolwork.
a.On the cloud, write 2 challenges or obstacles you have faced because of this pandemic. Later, you can add to it.
3.The sun represents love, support, and happiness.
b.On the sun, write 2 sources of support, love, and happiness you have received during this pandemic.
4.The branches represent how we are resilient. Write on your branches at least 2 ways you have adapted during this time.
5.The roots represent the character traits we use. Add to the roots any character traits you feel have helped you. Use the acrostic poem to help with ideas.
6.- Use any other creativity on your tree and add lots of color and detail.
Acrostic Poem
Remember you are good enough
Everyone is different
Stop comparing yourself
Individuality rocks!!
Learn something new daily
Involve yourself in what you love doing
Enjoy things that make you happy
Not everyone can be 1st, 2nd, or 3rd
Care about yourself and others
Expect that some days won’t be great
Convergent Thinking activity
http://studio.code.org/sections/LTKRVJ
Journal entry
Write your feelings down. What are your thoughts on the Corona virus? Keep a daily journal and add a couple sentences each day about what you were feeling or thinking about that day.
Inca Research- Continue to work on our Inca research. Keep working on your SWAY presentation.
Affective Thinking Lesson
Perseverance & Resilience
What is the character strength of perseverance?
How can the character strength of perseverance be used in my life to help me?
- Take a walk outside if weather permits discuss the following scenario (research shows just being out in nature has a profound effect on brain chemistry and focus).
- Find a small plant
- Think about the following questions: What would happen to the plant if you grabbed it? What would happen to the plant if a big storm came up?
- Find a tree- What would happen if you grabbed the tree? What would happen to the tree in a big storm?
- Which would you choose to be during a big storm? a plant or tree
Read the story.
People are like plants and trees in that we can all soak up rain and sun. But unlike seedlings that will only grow to certain species, humans can choose what to become. We can choose to grow our roots deep in the earth to make us sturdy and strong. We can choose to be like the plant or tree. What gives the plants and trees the ability to grow?
In our lives, the sun represents the love we receive in this world (our parent’s love, and the love of important people); the rain represents the challenges we face; and the roots in the soil represent how we respond to our experiences. If we only have love without challenges, we will shrivel up from the heat. If we only have rain and hide from the sun, we will get washed out. But if we have a good balance of sun and rain, then we can learn from our experiences and grow our roots deep into the earth to make us strong and steadfast. As I was walking, I tripped over the root from the tree. I caught myself and became stronger of my surroundings. Think about some challenges you may have had before like joining a new sports team, being on morning announcements, or a contest or we can choose to not challenge ourselves emotionally or academically by giving up.
Challenges could be having to do chores, having too much homework, having too many commitments and not enough time, or doing what your parents and teachers want us to do when we want to do other things, some may even be more serious such as hunger, money, divorce, cancer, grandparents or pets dying.) Point out that in our lives when we feel loved, or give love, when we feel hope, gratitude and respect for others – these experiences are like the sun – they help us to be successful in life. The things we cannot control (such as other peoples’ behavior or our environment) are the challenges we face, like the tree experiencing rain. Both are just part of life. Choosing to have a positive attitude, and choosing to have this perspective about our lives, will ultimately help us to grow stronger, and grow into a stronger person like the tree.
The tree is “resilient” because it is able to withstand challenges and to grow, despite the conditions or the weather around it. Explain that when we choose to act like the tree, we can be resilient too.
Resilience: “the process of successfully adapting to difficult or challenging life experiences.”
Activity- We currently have challenges in our lives. We have to persevere and become resilient in the wake of the Covid 19 virus with having to be self-isolated and having digital learning from home.
1.On a piece of drawing paper, draw a large tree with a rain cloud in one corner and a sun in the other.
2.The rain cloud represents new challenges we are faced with because of the Corona Virus and staying in our homes to do schoolwork.
a.On the cloud, write 2 challenges or obstacles you have faced because of this pandemic. Later, you can add to it.
3.The sun represents love, support, and happiness.
b.On the sun, write 2 sources of support, love, and happiness you have received during this pandemic.
4.The branches represent how we are resilient. Write on your branches at least 2 ways you have adapted during this time.
5.The roots represent the character traits we use. Add to the roots any character traits you feel have helped you. Use the acrostic poem to help with ideas.
6.- Use any other creativity on your tree and add lots of color and detail.
Acrostic Poem
Remember you are good enough
Everyone is different
Stop comparing yourself
Individuality rocks!!
Learn something new daily
Involve yourself in what you love doing
Enjoy things that make you happy
Not everyone can be 1st, 2nd, or 3rd
Care about yourself and others
Expect that some days won’t be great
Convergent Thinking activity
http://studio.code.org/sections/LTKRVJ
Journal entry
Write your feelings down. What are your thoughts on the Corona virus? Keep a daily journal and add a couple sentences each day about what you were feeling or thinking about that day.
Inca Research- Continue to work on our Inca research. Keep working on your SWAY presentation.
Week of April 13
Name ______________________________ Date _____________________
Inca Empire on Discovery Education- Convergent and Evaluative Thinking
Log on to www.cobbk12.org - Parents- Cobb Digital Library- You will use your Office 365 log in information- databases - Discovery Education – Type in Inca Empire. I would bookmark and save the Cobb Digital Library.
Directions: Log on to the Discovery Education on the Cobb Digital Library
Think about what you have learned about the Inca Civilization. If you were the curator of a museum like the Carlos Museum in Atlanta, what kinds of artifacts would you see?
Part A- View the video clip.
Part B- Project based learning- Design a pamphlet or make a detailed booklet about a museum. It must include the following:
Name ______________________________ Date _____________________
Inca Empire on Discovery Education- Convergent and Evaluative Thinking
Log on to www.cobbk12.org - Parents- Cobb Digital Library- You will use your Office 365 log in information- databases - Discovery Education – Type in Inca Empire. I would bookmark and save the Cobb Digital Library.
Directions: Log on to the Discovery Education on the Cobb Digital Library
- Type in Inca Empire
- Video clip- The Inca- 3:21 minutes long
Think about what you have learned about the Inca Civilization. If you were the curator of a museum like the Carlos Museum in Atlanta, what kinds of artifacts would you see?
Part A- View the video clip.
Part B- Project based learning- Design a pamphlet or make a detailed booklet about a museum. It must include the following:
- Name of your museum
- Map to all your artifacts
- At least 10 colored drawings of the artifacts you want in your museum.
- Name you would give each artifact from the Inca Civilization time period.
- Explain as a curator how you would preserve your artifacts. What must you know before you preserve them?
Divergent Thinking Lesson
Name _____________________________ Date ___________________________________
Divergent Thinking activity
Part A- Design an inspirational t-shirt logo about COVID 19. Think of positive ideas for example, people helping people, global ideas, community, friends, etc. Use at least 4 colors. Use a separate piece of paper.
Part B- How creative can you be? Make your own face mask. Look around your home and use whatever resources you have to make your own mask. I can’t wait to see the final product.
Part C- List as many different resources you can think of to make a mask. Think of it like a STEM activity. Can you come up with at least 10, 15, maybe 20 different things to use. What if you were the engineer and were designing this?
Finish your SWAY presentation and
share with me on Office 365 by May 13.
Name _____________________________ Date ___________________________________
Divergent Thinking activity
Part A- Design an inspirational t-shirt logo about COVID 19. Think of positive ideas for example, people helping people, global ideas, community, friends, etc. Use at least 4 colors. Use a separate piece of paper.
Part B- How creative can you be? Make your own face mask. Look around your home and use whatever resources you have to make your own mask. I can’t wait to see the final product.
Part C- List as many different resources you can think of to make a mask. Think of it like a STEM activity. Can you come up with at least 10, 15, maybe 20 different things to use. What if you were the engineer and were designing this?
Finish your SWAY presentation and
share with me on Office 365 by May 13.
Week of April 20- 3rd and 4th grade
Divergent Thinking- Find one new thing to use your creativity. It can be musical, artistic, scientific, nature, sports, language, written, or something you came up with on your own. At our house, we made our own gym. We found old rope for a jump rope, we made hopscotch and lines on the ground with sidewalk chalk. We used canned foods and other objects for weights. You can write your own poetry or make up your own science experiment.
Convergent Thinking- Finish your research and share with me on Office 365. I will be delivering work packets so be on the lookout for those.
Use this time to finish up any work you have so far. Please let me know if you need anything.
Most Sincerely and with lots of hugs,
Donna Caruso
April 29
The Tic Tac Toe grid will not copy correctly so choose any 3 activites
Tic Tac Toe- Choose 3 to complete making a 3 in a row.
Artistic-
Create a masterpiece with your unit study.
5- Optical Illusions
Algebra-
Write 5 word problems using unknown variables. Think about the level we were doing in class.
History-
Create a timeline on:
5- Famous person of your choice.
Poetry-
Create an acrostic or other form of poetry based on an emotion of your choice. Think hard on your word choice.
Journal-
Write an entry on what you look forward to in the new school year. What changes would you like to see and what fun things do you want to have at school?
Music-
Listen to 3-5 different genre of music you don’t normally listen to. Examples might be classical, jazz, Zen, country, rock, Broadway musicals, Beach, Asian, European, African, etc.
Game Time-
Play a board game or card game with someone.
Exercise
10- Jumping Jacks
10- Pushups
10-laps running around a course you make
10- your choice
Science/ Nature
Explore something new.
Research online or make something from nature or recycled items. Be the STEM creator.
The Tic Tac Toe grid will not copy correctly so choose any 3 activites
Tic Tac Toe- Choose 3 to complete making a 3 in a row.
Artistic-
Create a masterpiece with your unit study.
- Leonardo
- Picasso
5- Optical Illusions
Algebra-
Write 5 word problems using unknown variables. Think about the level we were doing in class.
History-
Create a timeline on:
- Leonardo
- Picasso
5- Famous person of your choice.
Poetry-
Create an acrostic or other form of poetry based on an emotion of your choice. Think hard on your word choice.
Journal-
Write an entry on what you look forward to in the new school year. What changes would you like to see and what fun things do you want to have at school?
Music-
Listen to 3-5 different genre of music you don’t normally listen to. Examples might be classical, jazz, Zen, country, rock, Broadway musicals, Beach, Asian, European, African, etc.
Game Time-
Play a board game or card game with someone.
Exercise
10- Jumping Jacks
10- Pushups
10-laps running around a course you make
10- your choice
Science/ Nature
Explore something new.
Research online or make something from nature or recycled items. Be the STEM creator.
Week of May 11, 2020
Divergent Thinking-
- Take another super up close photo so I can guess what it is. I enjoyed the photos sent in so far.
- Backwards writing- Write an inspirational quote or kind message backwards. Hold it up to a mirror and see if it is correct. Really cool to try. What if you had to relearn the whole alphabet with the letters being backwards instead of how you learned them?
Cognitive Thinking- Choose any papers given to you. Upper grades, continue to view the videos and work on your Hands on Equations.
Affective Thinking- It is healthy and fulfilling to write down your thoughts. In your journal, take time to reflect and write down your feelings. What has been on our mind lately? Take time to set new goals for yourself. 5th grade- Go to the middle school website of your school. Check out the clubs and what is offered to you.